Everyone who knows anything about Satay (or sate) knows that Kajang serves them best, just like Klang has the best bak kut teh. However, Kajang is not exactly located at the heart of Klang Valley, and fuel prices being at this level, it make sense to find closer alternatives. Luckily, some of the famous Kajang satay houses have expanded their operations to friendlier locations, and one of the most prominent and successful satay restaurants, Haji Samuri, can be found at Damansara Uptown, among other places (see the wiki link for more locations).

satay in peanut sauce with sambal

Unlike the traditional satay places that are often associated with shacks and less than hygienic dining condition with plenty of flies and weather unfriendly location, Sate Haji Samuri is a mid standard restaurant with clean and comfortable interior. A place worthy of bringing your in-laws, perhaps.

For dinner, instead of the more common chicken, beef, and mutton satays, I also ordered a couple sticks of the rarer rabbit and deer meat variety. There are also tripe, liver, and fish satay, but my stomach is only so big. We also ordered a couple ketupats to go along with the meat.

9 different sateys to choose from

It did take a while before the food came, mostly because the meat is BBQed on demand, especially for the less popular rabbit and deer varieties. However, it was definitely worth the short wait, the satays came steaming hot and tasted very good. I like the fact that they give you unlimited very thick peanut sauce and have the sambal (chili paste) separate so you can cater for your own level of spiciness. The ketupat complimented the satay’s meaty and spicy peanut sauce with a more blunt taste very well, and there’s the standard fresh shallots and cucumber to complete the dish. It was very delicious.

After sampling 5 different types of meat, my favorite is still chicken and beef. The rabbit meat tends to be a little dry due to the lack of fats (see rabbit starvation for more info). Mutton and deer meat were just average, in my opinion.

ketupat is usually the side dish that goes well with satey

The price per stick ranges from RM 0.60 (chicken, beef) to RM 1.60 (rabbit), and RM 0.80 for one ketupat. Pretty reasonably priced, considering the generous portion of meat on each stick.

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On last sunday nite I went there for my dinner.Can said the place there quite nice but abit dirty,actually I saw their worker “lap” the table with dry cloth and after using my tissue to “re-lap” again,walau eh……don’t want to say anymore,scare kena ban afterwards.

I don’t know you all guys notice the sate at Uptown is a little bit smaller compare to Kajang,maybe the rental there expensive qua…I actually order mutton and chicken sate and the taste for mutton is quite good but chicken eerrrrrr….( no comment ).

Can said I still prefer Hj Samuri at Kajang because the freshness and aroma much more better.At uptown I don’t feel the taste is good because not that juicy and also basic aroma also not much.The chicken meat abit rough and hard until my teeth want to come out,ahahahaha.

Actually I notice there are no different between Kajang and Uptown is the peanut sauce and sambal,hoping their quality at Uptown not dropping.

sate kajang hj samuri at Bangunan Dato Nazir..
we been there last 2 year and intend to go again AND last week on our vactaion..i and my family went there but their service not friendly and not intimate as before..

asked for the menu there said no menu, while we asking for the ordered there looked boring and at last we intend to tapau and having our dinner at our room hotel..

its bcoz my mum love their sate and we came again the next following day for our lunch down there..in yet still the same..the waiter n the waitress not friendly n not intimate at all..

sorry to comment all this but i think the service need to show more intimate with smile on their faces..

Last week i had sate at haji samsuri at ampang…it was a weekend and lots of ppl there… It was not as what i have expected… The meat was not cooked and the sate kuah was watery (cair)… Maybe this happen cos of too many ppl…. Anyhow they have to keep up to their standard lar… or else better close shop..